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Authors: ASEAN Youth Heritage Leaders - Malay Community Group Kanal Khiev Jisha Liang Fifi Faustina Pribadi JP Leo Asong Kyu Laie Thu Truong Si Le Minh Farah Yasmin Abd Radzak Roxanne Tan
Qairunnisa Ahmad Muhmmad Iqhrammullah Saidatul Eliya Rasman Nguyen Thi Minh Luan Fahrur Razi Nasuka Khairul Farhah Khairuddin Thao Toe Aung Duong Hoang Thao Ngoc
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CHALLENGES • Dilemma between heritage preservation and development > Residents’ sentiment seems to favour development > Residents own lack of historical knowledge/appreciation
QUESTIONS & ISSUES • Misperception all this time? > Certain elements of traditional Malay architecture - not completely authentic designs • Does (long term) ownership automatically means cultural heritage preservation?
RECOMMENDATIONS • Heritage conservation campaign among the locals • Assistance for restoration of traditional houses • Tourism – “Village in the City”
Strong intangible values
> Bullock cart, (mock) wedding, traditional games, “gotong-royong spirit
Encik Sulaiman Bin Manan • Inherited bullock cart making skill from his father when he was 15 years old • Sells bullock carts and cater for tourism • Malacca bullock cartfilled with art
CHALLENGES • Low demand > for trade > for learning to make it • Lack of historical knowledge about the bullock cart
RECOMMENDATIONS • Promote more aggressively of bullock cart as a tourism package • Emphasise the historical aspects of this art • Highlight this art through various means and channels
Gazetted as heritage sites Villagers strong sense of responsibility towards cultural heritage preservation Generate source of income
Encik Abdul Rahim Haji Hashim • Descendant of the founder of Kampung Morten – Dato’ Othman Muhammad Noh • Currator/owner of Villa Sentosa
CHALLENGES • Rely heavily on their new generation • Invisible intangible cultural heritage • Low publicity
RECOMMENDATIONS • Heritage conservation campaign for Kampung Morten young generation • Cultural centre • Tap into their existing resources to expand publicity
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CONCLUSION Different rate of preservation Necessary to adopt cultural heritage to modern requirement Preserve both abstract & concrete aspects of cultural heritages Requires effort by all parties
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